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was adopted by two young people as poor and as kind as her own parents。 

She lived with them until she grew up。 Then she married�察�and had a little 

baby of her own。 But very soon her husband died�察�and then the baby died�察�

too�察�and Margaret was all alone in the world。 She was poor�察�but she was 

strong�察�and knew how to work。 

     All day�察�from morning until evening�察�she ironed clothes in a laundry。 

And every day�察�as she worked by the window�察�she saw the little motherless 

children   from   the   orphan   asylum�察  �near   by�察  �working   and   playing   about。 

After   a   while�察  �there   came   a   great   sickness   upon   the   city�察  �and   so   many 

mothers   and   fathers   died   that   there   were   more   orphans   than   the   asylum 

could possibly take care of。 They needed a good friend�察�now。 You would 

hardly   think�察  �would   you�察  �that   a   poor   woman   who   worked   in   a   laundry 

could be much of a friend to them�拭�But Margaret was。 She went straight to 



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the kind Sisters who had the asylum and told them she was going to give 

them part of her wages and was going to work for them�察�besides。 Pretty 

soon   she   had   worked   so   hard   that   she   had   some   money  saved   from   her 

wages。 With this�察�she bought two cows and a little delivery cart。 Then she 

carried her milk to her customers in the little cart every morning�察�and as 

she went�察�she begged the left´over food from the hotels and rich houses�察�

and brought it back in the cart to the hungry children in the asylum。 In the 

very hardest times that was often all the food the children had。 

     A part of the money Margaret earned went every week to the asylum�察�

and   after   a   few   years   that   was   made   very   much   larger   and   better。   And 

Margaret was so careful and so good at business that�察�in spite of her giving�察�

she   bought   more   cows   and   earned   more   money。   With   this�察  �she   built   a 

home for orphan babies�察�she called it her baby house。 

     After   a   time�察  �Margaret   had   a   chance   to   get   a   bakery�察  �and   then   she 

became   a   bread´woman   instead of   a   milk´woman。   She   carried the   bread 

just   as   she   had   carried   the   milk�察  �in   her   cart。   And   still   she   kept   giving 

money to the asylum。 Then the great war came�察�our Civil War。 In all the 

trouble and sickness and fear of that time�察�Margaret drove her cart of bread�察�

and somehow she had always enough to give the starving soldiers�察�and for 

her babies�察�besides what she sold。 And despite all this�察�she earned enough 

so that when the war was over she built a big steam factory for her bread。 

By this time everybody in the city knew her。 The children all over the city 

loved her�察�the business men were proud of her�察�the poor people all came to 

her for advice。 She used to sit at the open door of her office�察�in a calico 

gown and a little shawl�察�and give a good word to everybody�察�rich or poor。 

     Then�察�by and by�察�one day�察�Margaret died。 And when it was time to read 

her will�察�the people found that�察�with all her giving�察�she had still saved a 

great deal of money�察�and that she had left every cent of it to the different 

orphan      asylums     of  the   city��each    one   of  them   was     given   something。 

Whether   they   were   for   white   children   or   black�察  �for   Jews�察  �Catholics�察  �or 

Protestants�察�made no   difference�察�for Margaret always said�察 �They are   all 

orphans alike。; And just think�察�dears�察�that splendid�察�wise will was signed 

with a cross instead of a name�察�for Margaret had never learned to read or 

write� �



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     When the people of New Orleans knew that Margaret was dead�察�they 

said�察 �She was a mother to the motherless�察�she was a friend to those who 

had no friends�察�she had wisdom greater than schools can teach�察�we will not 

let her memory go from us。; So they made a statue of her�察�just as she used 

to look�察�sitting in her own office door�察�or driving in her own little cart。 And 

there it stands to´day�察�in memory of the great love and the great power of 

plain Margaret Haughery�察�of New Orleans。 



                          THE DAGDA'S HARP��1�А�



     ��1�А�The facts from which this story was constructed are found in the 

legend     as  given    in  Ireland's   Story�察 �Johnston     and   Spencer    ��Houghton�察�

Mifflin�察�& Co。��。 

       You   know�察  �dears�察  �in   the   old   countries   there   are   many   fine   stories 

about things which happened so very long ago that nobody knows exactly 

how much of them is true。 Ireland is like that。 It is so old that even as long 

ago as four thousand years it had people who dug in the mines�察�and knew 

how to weave cloth and to make beautiful ornaments out of gold�察�and who 

could fight and make laws�察�but we do not know just where they came from�察�

nor   exactly   how   they   lived。   These   people   left   us   some   splendid   stories 

about     their  kings�察  �their  fights�察  �and   their  beautiful    women�察    �but   it  all 

happened such a long time ago that the stories are mixtures of things that 

really happened and what people said about them�察�and we don't know just 

which   is   which。   The   stories   are   called   LEGENDS。   One   of   the   prettiest 

legends is the story I am going to tell you about the Dagda's harp。 

     It is said that there were two quite different kinds of people in Ireland�此�

one set of people with long   dark hair and dark eyes�察�called   Fomorians 

they carried long slender spears made of golden bronze when they fought´ 

´and another race of people who were golden´haired and blue´ eyed�察�and 

who carried short�察�blunt�察�heavy spears of dull metal。 

     The golden´haired people had a great chieftain who was also a kind of 

high priest�察�who was called the Dagda。 And this Dagda had a wonderful 

magic harp。 The harp was beautiful to look upon�察�mighty in size�察�made of 

rare   wood�察  �and   ornamented   with   gold   and   jewels�察  �and   it   had   wonderful 



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music in its strings�察�which only the Dagda could call out。 When the men 

were   going   out   to   battle�察  �the   Dagda   would   set   up   his   magic   harp   and 

sweep his hand across the strings�察�and a war song would ring out which 

would make every warrior buckle on his armor�察�brace his knees�察�and shout�察�

;Forth to the fight� ─�Then�察�when the men came back from the battle�察�weary 

and wounded�察�the Dagda would take his harp and strike a few chords�察�and 

as the magic music stole out upon the air�察�every man forgot his weariness 

and the smart of his wounds�察�and thought of the honor he had won�察�and of 

the comrade who had died beside him�察�and of the safety of his wife and 

children。 Then the song would swell out louder�察�and every warrior would 

remember only the glory he   had helped win for   the king�察�and each   man 

would rise at the great tables his cup in his hand�察�and shout ;Long live the 

King� ─�

     There   came   a   time   when   the   Fomorians   and   the   golden´haired   men 

were at war�察�and in the midst of a great battle�察�while the Dagda's hall was 

not so well guarded as usual�察�some of the chieftains of the Fomorians stole 

the great harp from the wall�察�where it hung�察�and fled away with it。 Their 

wives   and   children   and   some   few   of   their   soldiers   went   with   them�察  �and 

they fled fast and far through the night�察�until they were a long way from 

the   battlefield。   Then   they  thought   they   were   safe�察  �and   they   turned   aside 

into a vacant castle�察�by the road�察�and sat down to a banquet�察�hanging the 

stolen harp on the wall。 

     The  Dagda�察 �with   two   or   three of   his   warriors�察�had   followed   hard   on 

their track。 And while they were in the midst of their banqueting�察�the door 

was suddenly burst open�察�and the Dagda stood there�察�with his men。 Some 

of the Fomorians sprang to their feet�察�but before any of them could grasp a 

weapon�察�the Dagda called out to his harp on the wall�察 �Come to me�察�O my 

harp� ─�

     The great harp recognized its master's voice�察�and leaped from the wall。 

Whirling through the hall�察�sweeping aside and killing the men who got in 

its way�察�it sprang to its master's hand。 And the Dagda took his harp and 

swept his hand across the strings in three great�察�solemn chords。 The harp 

answered with the magic Music of Tears。 As the wailing harmony smote 

upon   the   air�察  �the   women   of   the   Fomorians   bowed   their   heads   and   wept 



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